A Perth RSL sub-branch has been shut down over allegations it was breaching its code of conduct by being run like a bikie clubhouse, complete with skimpy barmaids.
The Nollamara sub-branch is located next door to the Veterans Motorcycle Club, which has previously associated with outlaw gangs.
Nollamara RSL.Credit: Google
RSL WA president Duncan Anderson told Radio 6PR the Nollamara branch was abruptly shut down last week after the board investigated two anonymous complaints about activities at the venue.
“We made a decision because of what we felt was a serious breach of our charter and our rules, so we withdrew their charter,” he said.
“It’s not an RSL I would take my kids to, and it quite frankly doesn’t meet the expectations of our community either.”
Anderson said the building, which is owned by RSL WA and situated on Crown land, did not have permission under the Liquor Licensing Act to provide adult entertainment.
“It’s quite unusual, but if [skimpies are] advertised on a website with upcoming bookings…,” he said.
Asked if the activities of the neighbouring VMC and the RSL had become intertwined, Anderson said he did not know, but: “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.”
“We’re working with [the VMC], we’ll meet with them hopefully next week and work out a way forward for the VMC as well,” he said.
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